On Wed. July 14, 2021 A prostitution ring suspect is dead following an officer-involved shooting in southeast Houston.
Investigators said Houston Police Department were conducting a prostitution and human trafficking investigation near the Gulf Freeway at Monroe when they spotted a man who was possibly engaging in soliciting prostitution.
Officers said when they tried to pull the suspect over, he fled the scene.
After a short police pursuit, officers said the suspect crashed his vehicle while making a U-turn under the Gulf Freeway.
Officers attempted to get the suspect to exit his vehicle so they could detain him, but the suspect refused, according to police.
After several attempts to detain the suspect, police said two HPD officers discharged their weapons, shooting the suspect.
The suspect was transported to the hospital where he later died.
Investigators said after searching the suspect’s vehicle, they found a gun on the floorboard where the suspect was sitting.
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